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Catch23 Improv

from 9 - 11:30pm at Clinton's Tavern on Mondays, some elite names from Toronto's alternative comedy scene come together, along with the bodies represented by those names, and perform the kind of improv that make the viewer understand what Descartes meant when he said, "Holy bananas, that's funny!" UPDATE: Now located at Comedy Bar at Concord and Bloor. So speaks Descartes.

faved on 8/11/2008 6:50:23 PM

fair-trade online store

Comondi.com

get this, I ordered a bag from them, and offered to cycle by to pick it up, since it's not too far, and they one-upped me by dropping it off at my door since it was on their way home. Total shipping costs to me: $0. Good thing, because I was so not in the mood to cycle that day. I mean, I wasn't gonna say anything, but you know those days?

faved on 8/5/2008 7:03:18 PM

bicycle repair & parts shop

Bike Pirates
457 Bathurst St, Toronto

Modern society makes it very tough to be a pirate. They've got the oceans and Internets on a lockdown, so pirates have to hide, or live in Switzerland. Well, Switzerland's nice, I'm sure, but here's a little place that openly swashbuckles, by which I mean, provides you a place to fix your bike and pay by donation. I've used their services once and learned a lot about how my bike works.

faved on 8/5/2008 12:58:46 PM

locally filmed TV show

Food Jammers

most television these days is bad, bland or both (see anything on MTV), but these three local fellas successfully mix whimsy, hard work and food into a highly entertaining and inspiring program about do-it-yourself food projects. I ran into them once in Kensington Market and embarrassed myself with starstruck stuttering. But that's okay; I assume they liked me.

faved on 8/5/2008 12:20:17 PM

Pesto

Terroni
Multiple Locations

Ah, Pesto, my old friend, we meet again. When last we met under such delicious circumstances it was in Rome, and you had the home-field advantage, but now we're on *my* turf! Let's face it, Pesto, we're both winners.

faved on 7/25/2008 12:09:15 AM

The Big Chill
367 Manning Street, Toronto

it's basically next door to my house, they have a few varieties of non-dairy ice-cr... stuff, and just the smell of their fresh-baked waffle cones is divine. Most other ice-cream shops haven't even learned how to be close to my house yet, let alone the other two things. UPDATE: No longer next to my house!

faved on 7/24/2008 5:34:49 PM

Bloor-Borden Farmer's Market

I pass it on my way home from work, which is great, because I really like things that are convenient. I'd never been able to make other farmer's markets a regular part of my routine, but I've found this one very easy to navigate, and quite friendly. Tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and basil - sweet, sweet basil - are my regular buys here. Pretty boring of me, huh? Well, guess what, you're probably boring in some way too, so leave me alone already.

faved on 7/24/2008 11:53:08 AM

electronic surplus stores

Active Surplus Electronics
347 Queen Street West 2nd Floor, Toronto

What's this talk about a shouting guy outside? I've never seen that, but I love this place. I get all kinds of ideas for stuff to build from walking through the aisles. This is where I'm going immediately following the apocalypse. Dibs.

faved on 6/13/2008 8:08:53 AM

Bangkok Paradise Restaurant
506 Queen St. W., Toronto

they make a version of it that doesn't have fish sauce in it (while most places claim to have "vegetarian" phad thais and secretly slip the stuff in without even telling you - I mean, they tell you if you ask, but you might not know to ask.) Oh, it's also delicious in its Tastiness Aptitude Rating (TAR). My TAR reader printed out a measure of 8.2, but I forgot to calibrate it first.

faved on 1/26/2008 11:11:22 AM

Nazareth Restaurant
955 Bloor Street West, Toronto

it's cheap, and I love eating my food with that flat and round bread thing... that sponge-bread... and it's flat, you know, like a flat sponge, but it's bread. You know? Just try it.

faved on 8/20/2007 11:53:19 AM